Baz

See also: baz, baź, and båz

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• Bazza

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -æz

Proper noun

Baz

1. (British, Ireland, Australia) A diminutive of the male given name Barry.
   • 2003, Peter Robinson, Aftermath: An Inspector Banks Mystery, unnumbered page:

     There was me and Baz – Barry Stevens, my DS – in one car.

2. (British, Ireland, Australia) A diminutive of the male given name Basil.
   • 2005, Reginald Hill, Who Guards a Prince‎^[1], page 169:

     That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him.

Etymology 2

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”).
• Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

Proper noun

Baz (plural Bazes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Baz is the 38850^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Baz is most common among White (42.25%), Hispanic/Latino (32.22%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it related to Báez?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈbaθ/ [ˈbaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈbas/ [ˈbas]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: Baz

Proper noun

Baz m or f by sense

1. a surname